Htting a Baseball

So I learned how to hit a baseball today.....great article about Rudy Jaramillo in ESPN The Mag - He's the hitting coach for the Cubs. According to him, this is all you need to do:

1) Establish a rhythm - stay loose before the pitcher releases the ball

2) See the ball out of the pitcher's hand

3) get separation - the hands go back and the front foot comes down

4) stay square - keep the front shoulder close and let the hips lead the swing

5) transfer weight back to front

That's it. Sounds simple. Now I can be a great hitter. I'm going to make a trip to the batting cage soon & see if I can do better than just foul off a couple of 70 mph pitches.

The big leagues & millions of dollars are right around the corner.

Total Eclipse of the Heart

* Every time I hear the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart", I think of the scene in Old School when the Dan Band plays it. Is it just me or do others have the same vision?

* Hard to think of what INXS would have been like had Michael Hutchence not chosen to hang himself. Would they have been as big as U2? He was a big loss to music.

* You would think that after the Tiger issues & a few brush off-field issues already on his resume that Big Ben would be a little more careful. More off the field items are being exposed. This is a disappointment to all of the many Steelers fans that hold such reverance for Ben.

* March Madness is right around the corner. How many thought the Buckeyes would be mentioned in talk for a #1 seed? Wow! It's been an amazing turnaround since Turner has been healthy. Just think if the OSU football team was in this position. Columbus would be buzzing. Not many feel the same about hoops. Why?